Hyderabad: India could face a health crisis with cases related to heart problems, diabetes, cancer and hypertension increasing manifold by 2020, according to a study. The average age of contracting such diseases has also dropped over the past few decades with people in the 25-40 age group being the worst hit.

Research by the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) states that around 3.5 crore Indians are prone to non-communicable diseases. This could cost the country a whopping $5 trillion, which is 58% of the country's budget. India currently doesn't even spend 1% of its budget on health.

Study details were revealed before over 74 medical experts across the country are to the city for the 7th Annual conference of GAPIO on January 7-8. The theme of the meet is "Diabetes - The Giant killer" and "Innovations in Medicine." tnn

With immense pride “India Live” celebrated its 10th national conference in Mumbai from 28th February to 3rd March 2019. The conference turned out to be a gold mine of information, with emphasis on academics, education and exchange of knowledge with leaders in interventional cardiology from both India and abroad.